thanks
to rod for letting us know that elliott's music will be featured in
gus van sant's upcoming film 'paranoid
park.' this is the second film gus has used elliott's music in.
elliott and gus collabrated on 'good will hunting' in 1997 and lead
to an oscar nomination for best song for elliott (miss misery). 'paranoid
park' features 2 elliott songs, angeles (off either/or and was on the
good will hunting soundtrack as well) and the white lady love you more
(off elliott's self titled record). rod describes in his film soundtrack
blog, 'the
playlist,' that "van sant almost uses smith's material as lyrical
and simple music videos where almost the entire songs play out in full.
the elliott smith era track "the white lady loves you more"
is used in a gorgeous slo-motion shot and he does more film cannibalization
- this time his own - by once more using smith's "angeles,"
in another minimalist one-shot." it is not known at this time,
if there will be a soundtrack for 'paranoid park' but if you live in
austria (23rd), belgium (24th) and france (24th) you will be able to
check out the film next week! at this time, it looks like the other
release dates are as followed: UK (December 2007), Netherlands (January
2008) and U.S. (March 2008). for more information about what rob wrote
about the movie/soundtrack, please check out: the
playlist (10.17.07)

thanks to
steve for letting us know that he recently added an excerpt of his song
'dream flowers'
and the video for the song on youtube. elliott appears on the track
playing drums and keyboards. the youtube video is also directed by steve
and is about 2 min 13 secs long. it looks like the song might appear
on recently finished record, 'april march and steven hanft.' april mentions
it on her myspace
page that '...and the late elliott smith, who, just prior to his
death, played drums and piano on april march and steven hanft.' at this
time is no release date for the album but april
march's official site has a posting about the record: 'april march
and steve hanft have finished recording a full length album produced
by tom chasteen and mixed by john mcentire. we're in the process of
scouting for the right label for it. please stay tuned for a release
date." steve was a friend of elliott's but he also directed elliott's
strange parallel film, baby britain video and was the director of 'southlander'
in which elliott appeared as a tour bus driver and contributed his song.
'splitzville.' to the movie along with an alternate version of 'bye'
called 'snowbunny's serende.' for the latest news about the release
of 'dream flowers' and 'april march and steven hanft' please check out
april march's official site! to check out the video, please click here:
'dream flowers'
on youtube

10.20.07

tempe, arizona
- sound tree records is presenting a tribute to elliott smith at the
phix in temp, arizona. the tribute is an all ages show and it starts
at 7:00 pm on sunday october 21st, 2007. the address to the phix is
1113 nw grand ave. for more information go to: http://www.myspace.com/soundtreerecords
(thanks to sound tree records)

10.25.07

los angeles,
ca - "we're booking the kibitz room, (at canter's on fairfax and
beverly) most likely on thursday the 25th for the annual tribute of
this luminary prolific songwriter. there's an outside chance the date
could change, but it should be set. just wanted you to start practicing
es tunes asap! we will be accepting donations for the elliott
smith memorial fund at the show, so feel free to bring your checkbooks
or cash, the former being preferable.. i included the info
for the es charities at the end of this message. (: i have a few
people in mind already that i know would like to play, but i'm open
to requests from anyone here... if you would like to do a song or two
or three let me know and we'll figure out scheduling. please let me
know what song(s) you would like to play and whether you will play acoustic
or not! we don't want 4 people playing "waltz #2", now do
we?! 9-10pm is acoustic only. let's make this the best tribute show
yet! xo, blake myspace.com/lakedustradiodrumhead8@yahoo.com
p.s- if i don't get back to you don't take it personally! its most likely
b/c we're out of "slots" or b/c you just suck.. seriously
though, if i don't respond to you just show up ready to play, i'm sure
there will be extra time at the end of the night. i don't want to be
"in charge" per say, i'm just trying to have a tentative schedule
so things "flow." i hope everyone who wants to contribute
will be able to!

thanks to
matt for sending this lansing, il tribute update: i realized i hadn't
mentioned that the show is starting at 7:00 pm on the dot, cover charge
has been finalized as $7 (2 for the venue, 5 for the charity) and doors
are open all day, so whenever you show up is fine! anyone making the
trip for a long distance can contact me and we can find a place for
you to stay at one of the organizers houses. thanks again! once again
e-mail for questions or contact me at my myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mattheckler
(10.14.07)

thanks to
alex for sending us info about an amazing honor for elliott. the oregon
music hall of fame will be inducting elliott this upcoming weekend at
their first annunal induction ceremony at the roseland theatre in portland,
or. elliott will be honored with 4 other inducties on saturday october
13th and will be added along with 50 other hall of fame honorees. the
oregon music hall of fame is a non-profit organization that promotes
and perserves the musical arts in oregon and is helping to bring in
money to help fund music education programs in oregon. a lot of oregon's
artists will be performing that night and there will be a silent auction
to help with the oregon music hall of fame music education scholarship
fund. again, the show is on saturday, october 13th 2007 from 7:30 pm
to 11:00 pm at the roseland theatre in portland, oregon. silent auction
opens at 6:30 pm. tickets to the ceremony are $25 while vip tickets
are $100 which gives you a reserved seat, access to the post party and
an autographed limited edition event poster. you can get tickets here:
ticketswest.com.
for more information about the ceremony and the oregon music hall of
fame, please go to onhof.org. alex
was kind enough to send us a pdf file of the press release too. you
can read it here: onhof press release. thanks
again to everyone at the oregon music hall of fame for honoring elliott!

every year
fans from all over the world amazes us and this year is no different.
thanks to everyone who has taken the time to do an elliott tribute over
the years. thank for thinking about raising $ for good causes too. we
are happy to let you guys know about 4 more that are happening this
month in elliott's memory! thank you to everyone who sent info in!

10.20.07

lansing,
illinois - i am writing to let you know that we will be holding our
second annual elliott smith memorial show & benefit concert at stand-up
comics (comic book store) in lansing, illinois. the date for the concert
this year is october 20th. we haven't come to a conclusion of what to
charge yet, but it will probably be $6 as it was last year, with an
additional donation jar. all proceeds will benefit outside
in. confirmed performers from the area are matt heckler, matthew
novak, eric garneau, todd stephanuik, imaginary numbers, and joe robinson.
the venue is located at 3429 ridge road in lansing, il zip code 60438.
any questions should be directed towards my e-mail address (theysangthesolo@gmail.com).
we would be happy to see everyone there! please do not write asking
to play the show, as our bill is already set and we aren't looking for
additional performers. any other questions are welcome, thanks! (thanks
to matt)

walla walla,
wa - elliott smith tribute show in walla walla, wa. october 20th @ grapefields.
4 e. main st. 3$ all proceeds go to the outside/in
project. please
contact for more info. looking for a few more performers. (thanks
to daergan)

10.21.07

leeds,
uk - may i draw your attention to the attached flyer for a celebratory
tribute evening being held in leeds (uk) on sunday the 21st of october.
here is the text info: sunday 21st october 2007 - a tribue to elliott
smith upstairs at santiagos (the gran arcade, leeds, uk) £3 on
the door - begins at 7pm - marking the 4th anniversary of his passing
we play host to a mixture of original material and the songs of elliott
smith with rare media projections of the man. rob nichols ....matt baxter
& beth raddish ....alleeming ....craig whitehead ....max brody ...please
click on the image to the left to see the really nice flyer! (thanks
to rob).

england,
uk - my name is dexy, i post on sweet addy as mrgoodmorning. anyways,
on sunday 21st october i will be playing a set of elliott's songs at
london lewisham fox & firkin bar at around 8.30pm. entry to the
show is free but i will be trying to raise money for the e.s.f
so please spread the word and let's get as many people out on 21st to
raise money and keep elliott's music out there. (thanks to dexy) (10.10.07)

strange
parallel screening in brazil on oct. 6 & 8!

thanks to
steve hanft for emailing us info about an upcoming screening of his
film 'strange parallel' in brazil. the film follows elliott in portland,
new york and his dreams. but steve was kind enough to send this really
cool description of the collabration between him and elliott. included
is the info about the screenings too :)

strange
parallel "i had a fucked up dream last night"

in 1998
i was hired to make a film for the reclusive rocker - elliott smith.
very excited, i flew to portland, oregon where he was staying and met
with him to figure it out before we filmed. at the meeting he explained
in a very quiet voice with a slight smile, that he didn't want it to
be a straight documentary. so i suggested he write down some of his
dreams. the next day we met again and he began talking a lot, and louder,
telling me all about how he "had a fucked up dream last night".
it was very funny when he explained it, everyone in and around the music
business he was in was telling him to get a mechanical hand to replace
the hand that he'd trained for so long to play guitar. there was also
a military recruiter who came into the bar where he was writing a song
that would yell at him for no reason, and satan was there, that kills
me. a lot of people who know him from his music don't understand that
he was really funny. so we wrote the dream into the shot list and intercut
it into the more traditional music footage. it was hard to get the documentary
footage out of him, he hated being interviewed. he was much more into
the dream sequence and we had a lot fun shooting it. it was an amazing
experience and just knowing a guy like that, so talented and brutally
honest, has changed my life. bless him.